Import of Domestic Pets in India

Domestic pets like dog, cat, birds and many more can be carried in by travellers may it be from a foreign countries or in India but the import of domestic pets is ruled by strict health certificate laws which must be accomplished.

Permit of each domestic pet in a restricted number may be considered without Import Trade Control restrictions on covering the health certificate to the official department officers.

One of these health certificates is from an official veterinarian to issue a valid government certificate in India of export to the outcome that the pet dog imported is safe from Aujossky’s disease, Distemper, Rabies, Leishmaoiasis and Leptospirosis.

When it comes to import of dogs and cats which come from countries that have widespread rabies infection, health certificate must consist a vaccination record, vaccines used, infused vaccine and the name of the manufactured facility and to the outcome that the dog or cat was vaccinated against Rabies over a month yet within twelve months before the actual embankments with nervous tissue vaccine or within thirty six months with chicken embryo both the vaccines having undergone sufficient power tests.

In the situation of parrots, a health certificate to the outcome that the parrots were subjected to a test for infection with a microorganism that involves measuring the amount of complement available in serum to bind with an antibody of psittacosis with negative results within 30 days before an actual embarkation.

M. Rahman

Save Cats and Dogs in South Korea from Brutal Deaths

Two million cats and dogs are being caught by slaughters and sold in public markets for people consumption. Dogs and cats experience an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury like dogs which are killed by electric shock, choked and cats which are beat repeatedly and burned alive. Even though few minority South Koreans consumes the meat of cats and dogs, the industry develop well because of the perpetuation of lies and the lack of interest and concern of government.

Many South Koreans believe that cats and dogs are the kind of animals with whom they could spend a lot of time or when travelling. In 1991, South Korea’s Animal Protection Law was implemented which recognizes them as “domestic pets.” With reference to past events, South Koreans have only consumed dogs during the times of extreme poverty, yet even before they were still considered as companion animals. However, few people still believed the folk tale that cat and dog meat have healing properties.

It is rated that there are about six thousand five hundred institutions in South Korea that market cats and dogs. Unauthorized and diseases-ridden dog farms exist all around rural areas of the country, where dogs are being kept and sold to slaughters. The officers of South Korea should make an effort to implement animal protection laws in order to rescue poor cats and dogs from hideous deaths.

K. Harkness